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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"GHG reduction"”.
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Life cycle assessment of concrete pavements : impacts and opportunities
… recycling and disposal. This work informs the reduction of life cycle greenhouse gases (GHGs) through a three-pronged approach to: 1) comprehensively quantify GHG emissions for structures representing all primary pavement types in the US, 2) establishes a benchmark for GHG emissions from all …
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A comparative study of climate change mitigation regime proposals, and the Triptych approach, and a South African energy model
… cause being increased levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The required solution is a decrease in global GHG emission levels. Under the UNFCCC a number of proposals exist for decreasing CO₂ levels. This thesis first makes use of the FAIR 2.2 policy support tool to determine South Africa’s …
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Rotational Grazing and Greenhouse Gas Reductions: A Case Study in Financial Returns
… financial returns is in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions or increased GHG sequestration. An example of a conservation management strategy for beef and dairy operations which has the potential to decrease GHG emissions or increase GHG sequestration is an intensively managed …
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Optimization of a Hydrogen Alternative Aviation Fuel Supply Chain Under Demand and Emissions Constraints - A Case Study of Canada
… aviation fuels, to meet national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction commitments was investigated using a mixed-integer-linear-program (MILP) optimization model that minimized the total energy consumed “energy intensity” for a hydrogen-based alternative aviation fuel supply chain. The model …
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Reducing Private Vehicle Dependency in Metro Vancouver: Overcoming Car Culture Through Mobilities Justice
… automobiles, support regional Green House Gas (GHG) reduction targets, and ensure that mobility justice is foundational to all proposed solutions. The research uses an interdisciplinary framework that considers structural, policy, social, and environmental factors and how the interplay between …
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Impacts of the Built Environment on Cycling Mode Share and Subsequent Greenhouse Gas Reductions
… 20.73% of total Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Environment Canada, 2022). In May of 2017 - with a primary goal of encouraging individuals to adopt cycling as their main mode of transportation - the City of Victoria opened its first protected bi-directional bicycle lane connecting …
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Political Feasibility of Implementing Smart Growth Development Strategies in the Monterey Bay Area
… and meet the 5% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for the Monterey Bay Area.</p> <p>The major goal of this project was to assist AMBAG in determining the political feasibility of smart growth development strategies and identifying the most feasible strategies for the region. …
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The role of wind generation in European power sector decarbonization : a general equilibrium analysis
… was proposed. As a case study, a 40% and an 80% GHG emissions reduction scenarios by 2050 (relative to 1990 levels) were modeled for Europe. The analysis illustrates that, in order to mitigate wind intermittency, particularly for large wind penetration levels, a system needs to have enough …
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Life Cycle Environmental and Cost Evaluation of Bioenergy Systems
… input) biomass with coal reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 8% at a cost of $22/tonne CO2 equivalent for agricultural residues ($50/dry tonne residues delivered), and by 9% at a cost of $70-$84/tonne CO2 equivalent for wood pellets ($160/tonne pellets delivered), on the basis of one kWh of …
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Monitoring energy performance in local authority buildings.
… The UK has set an ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 80% of 1990 levels by 2050 in response to a strong international commitment to reduce GHG emissions globally. This work is concerned with the management of energy consumption in buildings through the analysis of energy …
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DEFATTED SEED CAKES RECOVERY TO INCREASE BIOFUEL PRODUCTION SUSTAINABILITY FROM SECOND-GENERATION OIL-CROPS
… II) requires biodiesel to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 65% compared to fossil fuels. Most first-generation oil crops cannot reach this threshold due to high costs and competition with food, while newgeneration oils, which have emerged in recent decades, are hardly scalable. In …
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Powertrain technology and cost assessment of battery electric vehicles
… minimal change to the power grid, and optimal GHG reductions, emerging electric vehicle performance is unexpectedly high.
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The role of urban spatial structure in reducing VMT and GHG emissions
… of urban spatial structure in greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation and to understand how sustainable urban form can better reduce climate change. Until now, a great number of studies have focused on the links between urban spatial structure and travel behavior, but little is known about spatial …